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soothingly, and stroking him, and letting him re- 

 cede slightly, we following, but preventing him 

 from turning back and running away. His being 

 able to turn back and run away excites him and 

 very much increases his fear, spoiling the lesson 

 because he sees that he can escape. Great care 

 must also be taken to use a strong cavesson and 

 strong lounges which cannot break, because if they 

 broke it would suggest to him that he could break 

 them, and he would always seek to do so. 



The resistance offered to his receding must be 

 elastic and yielding, because if it were sought to 

 hold him standing absolutely still, his fear would 

 greatly increase. Eor this reason the horse, in front 

 of whom an object of which he is very much afraid 

 must pass, must not be tied to trees or to the wall, 

 or to a fixed point. There may however, be some 

 exceptions to this. 



The men who assist in teaching the horse not 

 to be afraid should themselves not be afraid of 

 what the horse may do in consequence of his fear. 

 Therefore to do this duty, men are required accu- 

 stomed to being with horses and trained in the 



